diff --git a/src/neochatconfig.kcfg b/src/neochatconfig.kcfg
index a52526808..89de4e532 100644
--- a/src/neochatconfig.kcfg
+++ b/src/neochatconfig.kcfg
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     </entry>
     <entry name="SystemTray" type="bool">
       <label>Close NeoChat to system tray</label>
-      <default>true</default>
+      <default>false</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="MinimizeToSystemTrayOnStartup" type="bool">
       <label>Minimize to system tray on startup</label>